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November 26, 2008

Interfax and Platts launch a joint Russian language publication on the energy market

Interfax and Platts launch a joint Russian language publication on the energy market

Interfax, a leading Russian economic information agency, and Platts, a major supplier of data on energy markets, have launched a new publication covering all major segments of the domestic and global energy markets.

The new weekly publication is unprecedented on the Russian information market and comprises unique price and statistical data with news from the Platts agency combined with the information resources of Interfax which is a major agency covering developments in the Russian fuel and energy sector.

The publication is called EnergoScan-Interfax & Platts (www.energoscan.ru) and carries data on the markets of electric power, gas, oil, oil products and coal both in Russia and throughout the world. These are domestic and world prices, basic statistics, news from producers, traders and regulators – the most important stories published by the both agencies.

"For Russia, a major energy supplier and consumer, the development prospects of this market segment is a priority. Rapid liberalization of the energy and gas markets, creation of the oil product exchange, all these things indicate that the Russian domestic energy market has become more transparent and dynamic. Our effort seeks to help professionals operating on the market to better discern the market situation, to promptly respond to changes in market trends and to make the correct decisions for their business success," said Yuri Pogorely, Deputy General Director, Financial & Business Information Services of the Interfax Group.

"For us, the partnership with the leading Russian information agency is a serious step prompted by evolutionary changes on the Russian energy market. The international team of Interfax and Platts experts has carried out serious preparatory work. In early 2008, it conducted specialized market research which made it possible to clearly identify information niches and needs in the Russian energy market. In the new publication, for the first time in Russian, Platts has presented a unique choice of price indicators and commentary on the Russian domestic oil and oil productionmarket. We are sure that the EnergoScan-Interfax & Platts bulletin will make a reliable and efficient business tool for all the players in the Russian energy market," Yekaterina Troshnikova, manager for Russia, CIS and Baltic countries, said.

*** International Information Group Interfax (www.interfax.ru, www.interfax.com) develops professional information solutions helping companies to operate on the financial and commodity markets, to take investment decisions, to manage risks, organize external communications.

Interfax products and services are news, stock exchange information, analytical stories, search data bases, business reference for companies, ratings and rankings, credit reports, services in the IR area, organization of press conferences and publication of e-advertising. The Group operates in Russia and CIS countries, Central Europe and China.

The Group includes three specialized agencies, covering the activity of all sectors of fuel and energy sector: Interfax-PNA has provided to professionals exclusive information on the Russian oil sector; Interfax-GNA, a unique gas sector information agency; and Interfax-ENA that closely follows the development of the Russian electric power market.

*** Platts is a subdivision of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE: MHP), a leading world energy information agency. Since 1909, Platts has contributed to the transparency on the global energy markets. Platts is a reliable and independent source of information on the markets of oil and oil products, natural gas, electric power, nuclear power, coal, petrochemicals and metals, providing information to clients in 150 countries of the world. Traders, market strategists, experts in risk management and other professional energy market participants rely daily upon Platts data – online news, markets comments and independent price analysis, - for their commercial and investment decision making. For more information please see www.platts.com

You can access a demo version of, receive more information about or subscribe to Interfax publications by filling in and returning the form below. We also have dozens of reports in the Russian language, please indicate if you are interested.

UNHCR Middle East and North Africa Bureau Director and Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Iraq and Syria Situations Amin Awad has visited Moscow for consultations with representatives of various Russian agencies and given an interview to Interfax in which he speaks about the humanitarian situation in Syria, Libya, and Yemen, as well as the migrant crisis in Europe.

Head of the EU Delegation to Russia Markus Ederer has given an interview to Interfax in which he speaks about prospects of normalizing relations between EU and Russia, the EU readiness to take part in the post-war reconstruction of Syria, and about how the EU is going to protects its companies working with Iran in the light of new U.S. sanctions.

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has given a press conference at Interfax in the wake of his visit to Russia, in which he speaks about results of his visit, U.S. President Donald Trump‘s decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty, plans for a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and others issues.

New NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is on a first trip to Russia. After visiting Star City and speaking to students at Moscow State University, he went to Baikonur Cosmodrome, where he met with Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin to discuss the joint exploration of space and where the two plan to watch the launch of an expedition to the International Space Station.
Bridenstine spoke to Interfax correspondents Dmitry Veklich and Nikolay Vlasov about the prospects of carrying out joint space flights, the future of the International Space Station, and Russia-U.S. cooperation in building manned infrastructure in lunar orbit.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has given an interview to Interfax ahead of the alliance‘s summit in Brussels on July 11-12, in which he about Russia’s place on the summit‘s agenda and how NATO is going to build relations with Russia.

UK Ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow has given an interview to Interfax in which he speaks about the level of cooperation with Russia as part of preparations for the FIFA World Cup, his expectation as to the number of British fans who will come to Russia and other aspects of preparing for the tournament.

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